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Iran-P5+1 nuclear negotiations fail

November 10, 2013

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (Photo: VOA)

(VOVworld) – Negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group, which includes 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, ended on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, without any agreement on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. However, parties involved agreed to meet again on November 20 to conduct new rounds of negotiations. France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Abius said after the talks that there remain differences that need to be resolved. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the talks were constructive, expressing his hope that both sides will reach an agreement in the next negotiations.

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